BKNG vs TOST vs BABA Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings, Toast and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$155.83 0.0% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.57B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
TOST Toast, Inc.
$32.72 +9.7% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.55B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$99.63 -10.1% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$232.58B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 5, Toast 3, Alibaba Group Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKNGTOSTBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.57B $18.55B $232.58B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 38.2x 22.1x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 24.8x 14.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +23.0% +8.1% TOST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 7.1% 7.0% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 75.5% — 2.4% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.5% -15.7% -42.0% TOST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -8.0%/yr -10.9%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 48.0% 40.4% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 69/100 46/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

BKNGTOSTBABA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBKNGTOSTBABA
Valuation 66 #57 of 167 52 #44 of 90 71 #49 of 167
Growth 38 #96 of 153 98 #3 of 82 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 99 #2 of 153 65 #28 of 77 54 #71 of 153
Financial Health 39 #109 of 179 71 #29 of 96 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns 59 #39 of 94 60 #22 of 54 30 #66 of 94
Overall 60 69 46
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TOST ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKNGTOSTBABASPY
1 month 0.0%+9.7%-10.1% -1.0%
3 months -12.2%+12.6%-11.2% +2.9%
6 months -13.5%+12.7%-26.6% +6.4%
Year to date -27.3%-7.9%-32.0% +11.4%
1 year -23.5%-15.7%-42.0% +13.1%
3 years +37.4%+84.3%+20.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.2%+22.6%+6.3% +21.5%
5 years +62.7%-34.1%-43.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.2%-8.0%-10.9% +10.9%
10 years +165.5%—-4.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.3%—-0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBKNGTOSTBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%48.0%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%53.1%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.071.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-0.33-1.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-80.6%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-16.1%-44.6% -2.5%
52-week high $219.68$39.02$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $154.13$22.33$94.81 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBKNGTOSTBABA
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 17.5x 38.9xmedian 42.7x 22.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 2.7x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 14.9x 29.6xmedian 19.0x —median 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 11.2x 32.8xmedian 19.6x 7.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 1.7x 9.2xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 0.42 0.83median 1.75 -15.25median 0.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBKNGTOSTBABA
Revenue $28.24B $6.80B $150.46B
Gross profit – $1.82B $57.45B
Operating income $9.28B $431.00M $4.39B
Net income $7.21B $486.00M $10.08B
Free cash flow $9.54B $576.00M $33.19B
R&D – $405.00M $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $9.36 $0.82 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $17.21B $1.02B $21.06B
Total debt $20.18B – $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 770.00M 590.00M 2.40B
Enterprise value $50.62B $11.22B $46.21B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBKNGTOSTBABA
P/E 16.6x 38.9x 22.0x
P/FCF 12.3x 32.8x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 29.7x 20.4x
P/S 4.1x 2.8x 1.5x
P/B -10.9x 9.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -10.1x 9.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 29.6x –
EV/EBIT 12.9x 39.8x 47.7x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 12.6x 29.8x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 27.0x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 0.83 -15.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKNGTOSTBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 23.0% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 27.1% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 30.5% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 38.1% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% 128.0% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 47.5% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% 117.0% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 48.7% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.7% 122.5% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.3% 46.7% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 13.8% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 106.7% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 13.4% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 82.9% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKNGTOSTBABA
Gross margin – 26.7% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 34.9% 8.5% –
Operating margin 32.9% 6.3% 2.9%
Pretax margin 32.9% 7.3% 9.7%
Net margin 25.5% 7.1% 7.0%
FCF margin 33.8% 8.5% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 34.9% 9.3% 7.5%
Return on equity – 24.1% 6.2%
Return on assets 25.1% 15.5% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 75.5% – 2.4%
Return on capital employed 121.7% 21.2% 2.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 2.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 3.4% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKNGTOSTBABA
Debt / assets 68.0% – 7.5%
Debt / equity -1.9x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 136.3% 35.7% 43.6%
Equity / assets -36.3% 64.3% 56.4%
Interest coverage 8.4x – 3.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.83 12.71 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKNGTOSTBABA
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 9.0% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 10.0% 2.7% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBKNGTOSTBABA
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 24.8xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $6.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +79.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.8% +35.6% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.56BFY2026 $7.84BFY2026 $173.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +17.8% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKNGTOSTBABA
Held by institutions 92.9% 93.1% 10.1%
Institutions holding 1,915 774 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.6% +8.1% -5.4%
Institutions buying 891 427 555
Institutions selling 828 245 421
Buyers to sellers 1.08 1.74 1.32

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BKNGTOSTBABA
BKNG 1.00 0.47 0.08
TOST 0.47 1.00 0.08
BABA 0.08 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKNG, TOST and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Booking Holdings (BKNG) $117.57B, Toast (TOST) $18.55B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKNG, TOST and BABA?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.3x, Toast (TOST) 38.2x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.3x, Toast (TOST) 24.8x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Toast (TOST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toast (TOST) returned the most: Booking Holdings (BKNG) -23.5%, Toast (TOST) -15.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.0%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.2%/yr, Toast (TOST) -8.0%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Toast (TOST) 48.0%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKNG, TOST and BABA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.